Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 134 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
16. 16.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
34. 34.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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